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Bulls, Heat clash in Windy CityBasketball Betting Lines02/06/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - A pair of reeling teams jockeying for playoff position in the Eastern Conference meet in the Windy City Saturday as the Chicago Bulls play host to the Miami Heat. The Bulls and Heat are in a virtual tie for the final two playoff spots in the East, one game ahead of Milwaukee. Chicago dropped its third straight game on Friday in Atlanta when Josh Smith recorded his second career triple- double, scoring 18 points, grabbing 14 rebounds and dishing out 10 assists, as the Hawks used a huge fourth quarter to beat the struggling Bulls, 91-81. Luol Deng had 20 points and eight rebounds to pace Chicago, which has lost the three straight after a five-game road winning streak. Derrick Rose added 19 points and six assists, as Chicago went a woeful 0-for-10 from three-point range. Kirk Hinrich had 13 points and a season-high nine boards in defeat, while center Joakim Noah missed the contest with plantar fasciitis in his foot. "(Atlanta) got some offensive rebounds (in the fourth quarter), (and) they made us pay for it," said Bulls head coach Vinny Del Negro. "We got a little stagnant offensively. They locked up on us pretty good defensively in the fourth quarter. We missed some opportunities; we had a six-point lead going into the fourth, and they had that run in the fourth that got us back on our heels a little bit." Noah is expected to remain sidelined until after the All-Star break. The Heat, meanwhile, dropped their fourth straight game in Cleveland on Thursday when LeBron James scored a game-best 36 points with eight assists and seven rebounds, as the Cavs used a second-half surge to bury Miami, 102-86. Dwyane Wade led Miami with 24 points and nine assists, while Michael Beasley notched a double-double with 21 points and 12 rebounds for the Heat, who have lost six of seven overall. "He played awesome. Tonight, it seemed like he didn't miss a shot. He is playing MVP basketball," Wade said of James' performance. The Heat have taken five of their past six games with Chicago,
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Betting FootballNFL Football Betting OnlineIs there such a thing as a trap game in the NFL? I once asked that question to Pete Korner, who at the time was office manager and a senior linesmaker for Las Vegas Sports Consultants. Korner almost ripped my head off. There is no such thing as a trap game, he loudly berated me. It’s a myth. The numbers are made using power ratings, he said. There are trap games, though. They just might not be what you think. The perception is of a good team, say Philadelphia, laying a small number against New Orleans. Using the highly-respected power ranking from The Gold Sheet, you’d find the Eagles with a power rating of 4 and the Saints at 8. When you factor the game being played in New Orleans, you could see why the line opened so short at less than a field goal. For some, this makes it enticing to take the Eagles. That’s not a real trap game, though. A real trap game, says professional gambler Dave Malinsky, is thinking you’re getting value betting a bad team, which brings us to the Oakland Raiders-Denver Broncos matchup. The Raiders are +15 in this long-standing division rivalry. Denver is on a short week having dispatched Baltimore Monday. However, the Raiders haven’t covered the spread their last 10 games. Many bettors don’t trust the Raiders to give a full effort. Few think much of Art Shell and his Oakland’s coaching staff. So oddsmakers have to do something to make Oakland attractive if they hope to get equal action. Now Malinsky is a value shopper. But he won’t touch the Raiders even getting more than two touchdowns. “I try to eliminate the undisciplined, unfocused teams because they’re the ones most likely to suffer the bad beats,” he said. Near the top of Malinsky’s list of stay-away teams is the Miami Dolphins, who have yet to cover a spread this season. “Whatever you think of Nick Saban, you have to look at the penalties and turnovers,” Malinsky said. It’s easy to point out the Dolphins failed to get the money this past week against New England because Olindo Mare missed a field goal and had another field goal blocked. But even though the Dolphins outgained the Patriots, 283-213, they committed eight penalties. Bad teams not only cost themselves victories, but pointspread covers as well. The Arizona Cardinals and Green Bay Packers are two more examples. The Cardinals couldn’t have been in a better position this past Sunday, up 14-0 at home against a mediocre Kansas City Chiefs squad. But they couldn’t hold it. The Packers got a push against St. Louis, but also could have won losing by three when Brett Favre fumbled at the St. Louis 11-yard line with 44 seconds left. “The Packers were in a position to beat Philadelphia, too,” Malinsky said. “But they couldn’t even cover double digits. “These teams just make mistakes and it costs you … they always will look good from a value standpoint. They really will. But that’s the trap.” Houston and Tennessee rank among the six-worst teams. Malinsky wouldn’t be afraid to take either of these teams, however, if the price were high enough. The Texans are bad, Malinsky said, but they have some discipline. The Titans showed they could not only come up with an outstanding game plan, but execute it as well, losing by one to the Colts on the road as an 18 ?-point underdog this past Sunday. “Jeff Fisher is a worker,” Malinsky said of the Titans coach. “I’m not sure how hard Art Shell wants to work when he gets out of bed.” Fisher, though, could be out as Tennessee coach after this season. Is he still worth backing in the right spot, with the right price, as a lame duck coach? “It’s in his nature to keep working hard and not worry about any possible lame duck status,” Malinsky said. “He’s coaching for his resume.” Note: Monday night game will be picked Monday. Lines used are from football betting lines.
Mens NCAA Basketball Tournament odds Right behind the Gators are the 5th ranked UNC Tar Heels at 9-2. The Heels (21-3, 7-2) are absolutely loaded with top notch talent and are as deep as any team in the country. A concern for the Tar Heels might be inexperience. Of their top four scorers/ minute earners, three are freshmen and the other is a sophomore. The rest of the regular season, the Tar Heels play only one team that is currently ranked (Duke). Their remaining opponents do combine for an impressive 107-58 record though. Arizona 20-1 To visit this online sportsbook got to MySportsbook.com for all your Sportsbook betting needs. |
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